Rick Aguiar Case Study

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On February 20, 2018 Corporal Rick Aguiar contacted Captain Hector Rodriguez and advised him of possible employee harassment by Lieutenant Eddie Vazquez. Cpl. Aguiar told Captain Rodriguez that he used to have a dating relationship with a Pomona city employee, Melissa Cansino. Cpl. Aguiar stated that when he spoke to Melissa she told him that Lt. Vazquez has been inappropriately pursuing her. These conversations usually occurred through department emails and occasionally in person when both Lt. Vazquez and Melissa came into contact with each other at city hall. Lt. Vazquez also told Melissa that Cpl. Aguiar, “is a piece of shit and an embarrassment to the department” because people call the department frequently to complain about him. Melissa told Cpl. Aguiar that she could not believe that Lt. Vazquez had so much hatred for him. Aguiar stated that he was fearful of Lt. Vazquez due to his management position and requested that the …show more content…

They were co-workers and spoke on occasion via emails, telephone and in person. At no time did Vazquez ever make her feel uncomfortable or say anything offensive or inappropriate to her. When asked if Vazquez said anything negative about Aguiar, Cansino was hesitant but responded that he had. When she was asked to elaborate, she said that Vazquez had told her that Aguiar had dated several women and had a girlfriend. She stated the conversation was so long ago that she didn’t really remember exactly what was said. She just remembered that Vazquez had told her that Aguiar was a player and to be careful. She did not recall Vazquez telling her he was going to keep Aguiar from promoting. She did state that Vazquez complemented Aguiar, saying he was a good cop. Cansino had trouble recalling specifics about her conversations with Vazquez. She felt that he was just looking out for her best interest as a friend and did not want to see her get

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